IndiGo cancels over 300 flights on Day 7, 134 in Delhi alone: Latest developments

IndiGo flight disruptions updates

India's air travel faced another day of major disruption on Monday, with IndiGo cancelling more than 300 flights as its operational crisis entered its seventh day. Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport recorded the highest impact with 134 cancellations, including 75 departures and 59 arrivals.

IndiGo cancelled 134 flights at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, including 75 departures and 59 arrivals. Delhi remained the worst-affected airport for the seventh straight day. The cancellations added to long queues, delays and repeated last-minute changes for travellers.

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport saw 127 IndiGo cancellations, comprising 65 arrivals and 62 departures. Sources told PTI that over 250 flights from Delhi and Bengaluru combined were cancelled on Monday alone as the crisis deepened.

Chennai Airport witnessed 71 IndiGo cancellations on Monday. Dozens of passengers reported being informed of last-minute changes at the airport counters, adding to the overall chaos.

Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport recorded 77 IndiGo disruptions, with 38 arrivals and 39 departures cancelled. Airport operations otherwise remained stable.

Ahmedabad Airport logged 18 IndiGo cancellations by 8 am. Authorities said terminal and airside operations were smooth, handling 21 flights during that period.

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport faced delays and last-minute operational changes as the IndiGo crisis spilt into the city, though the number of cancellations remained lower than in Delhi and Bengaluru.

The problems have piled up since December 2, triggered by changes in pilots’ Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms, leaving lakhs of passengers stranded nationwide.

For the first three days, the airline did not publicly acknowledge the scale of cancellations. The situation escalated sharply on Friday when IndiGo cancelled a record 1,600 flights. This prompted CEO Pieter Elbers to issue a video apology for “the major inconvenience caused to passengers due to the disruptions,” though he stopped short of mentioning the 1,600-flight figure.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the deadline to 6 pm on Monday for Elbers and Chief Operating Officer Isidre Porqueras to respond to a Show Cause Notice. The regulator said the “large-scale operational failures pointed to significant lapses in planning, oversight and resource management.”